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“The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.”

Book:Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

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Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts is a collection of Bruce Lee's profound reflections on life, philosophy, and self-improvement. The book delves into his approach to martial arts, personal growth, and the principles that guided his life. It offers readers a glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential martial artists and thinkers of the 20th century, providing wisdom for daily living and personal development. more

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Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a Chinese-American martial artist, film actor, philosopher, and founder of Jeet Kune Do. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of all time and is known for his innovative approach to martial arts and his philosophy of using what works best for the individual. Lee's films, such as 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Fist of Fury', have become iconic and have had a lasting impact on the martial arts genre. more

“From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both: but since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.”

Ifs Should Might Together Wish Fear Arise Love And Fear

Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good.”

Littles Care Pain Community Impatience Eagerness

Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

“There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.”

People Inspirational Book Reading Friendship Faster Truthful

Book:Clarence Darrow for the defense

Source: Clarence Darrow for the defense

“You ever wonder when God's coming back with a lot of barbecue sauce?”

Wonder Coming Back Sauce Barbecue Deserted Island Barbecue Sauce

Author:Chuck Palahniuk

“There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's a trick that nearly every writer uses, of inserting at least one long, obscure word into each story. This makes the reader think that the man is very wise and clever. So I have the machine do the same thing. There'll be a whole stack of long words stored away just for this purpose." Where?" In the 'word-memory' section," he said, epexegetically.”

Thinking Men Littles Long Said Whole Stories Use Purpose Memories Study Wise Plans Example Reader Machines Clever Tricks Obscure Sections Refinement Very Wise Long Words

Book:Collected Stories

Source: Collected Stories

“I wonder why people so commonly suppose that if two individuals are both writers they must therefore be hugely congenial," said Anne, rather scornfully. "Nobody would expect two blacksmiths to be violently attracted toward each other merely because they were both blacksmiths.”

People Ifs Said Two Individual Wonder Blacksmiths

Book:ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - Complete Collection: ALL 14 Books in One Volume (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Rainbow Valley, The Story Girl, Chronicles of Avonlea and more): Including Letters and Autobiography of Lucy Maud Montgomery

Source: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES - Complete Collection: ALL 14 Books in One Volume (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Rainbow Valley, The Story Girl, Chronicles of Avonlea and more): Including Letters and Autobiography of Lucy Maud Montgomery

“No matter how intently one studies the hundred little dramas of the woods and meadows, one can never learn all the salient facts about any one of them.”

Littles Matter Facts Nature Study Drama Hundred Woods Meadows

Book:A Sand County Almanac

Source: A Sand County Almanac

“Who do you think it was that brought the bottle to her?”

Thinking Bottles

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“There is nothing more important than appearing to be religious.”

Important Religious Appearing

Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“Bourgeois society ought long ago to have gone to the dogs through sheer idleness; for those of its members who work, acquire nothing, and those who acquire anything, do not work.”

Long Gone Dog Ought Members Acquire Long Ago Sheer Idleness Bourgeois